Inflatable kayak
AssigneeStearns Inc.
InventorsClayton Forbes Haller, Charles Prior Hall
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Abstract
Inflatable kayak having a pneumatically inflatable peripheral tube with elongated side sections which come together fore and aft to form a passenger compartment, a flexible cover encasing the tube and forming a shell against which the tube can be inflated to form a relatively rigid structure. A sheet of tarpaulin material extends across the bottom of the passenger compartment and along the lower and outer sides of the tube, and an inflatable floor cushion rests on the tarpaulin material in the passenger compartment. A seat is provided toward the rear of the passenger compartment, and a splash skirt attached to the cover extends across the passenger compartment between the side sections of the tube in front of the seat.
Claims5
An inflatable kayak having pneumatically inflated tubes which come together fore and aft and form buoyancy chambers on opposite sides of a passenger compartment, a cover of flexible material encasing the tubes and forming a substantially inelastic skin against which the tube are inflated to form a relatively rigid structure, and a sheet of material more durable than the cover spanning beneath the passenger compartment and extending along the lower and outer sides of the tubes and cover to form a floor for the passenger compartment and a protective sheath for the tubes and cover.
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